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US 11,896,168 B2Granted
Towel bar with integrated robe hook
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.
InventorsDarin Lane Heuer, Victor Tung, Jan Christopher van Leyen
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Abstract
A towel bar includes a retractable and extendable robe hook. The robe hook may be formed in a wall-mounted first base joined by a towel bar to a wall-mounted second base. A shaft may be extended from the base to reveal the robe hook. When extended, the robe hook provides a location from which objects may be hung. When not needed, the robe hook may be pushed into the base and reside within an internal cavity, thereby concealed from view.
Claims19
A wall-mounted accessory comprising:
- a base including:
- a pedestal configured to fixedly attach to a surface of a wall;
- an opposite receiver configured to be positioned at a distance from the wall, the pedestal and the receiver defining a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis orthogonal to the wall when the base is attached thereto, wherein the receiver is shaped and size to support a towel bar;
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- an internal cavity defined within the base and extending along the longitudinal axis between the pedestal and the receiver;
- a shaft slidably coupled to the receiver of the base and extending along the longitudinal axis, the shaft discrete from the towel bar and including a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the shaft is configured to move between at least an extended position whereby the first end is extended relative to the receiver and a retracted position whereby the first end is positioned adjacent the receiver, and wherein the second end is disposed within the internal cavity of the base when the shaft is in both the extended position and the retracted position;
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- a bushing surrounding the shaft and supported on the receiver.
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A wall-mounted accessory comprising:
- a towel bar;
- a first support including:
- a first base having a first pedestal configured to be secured to a wall, an opposite first receiver configured to be positioned at a distance from the wall and support at least a portion of the towel bar, and a first internal cavity defined within the first base extending between the first pedestal and the first receiver;
- a first shaft slidably coupled to the first receiver and discrete from the towel bar;
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- a first bushing surrounding the first shaft and supported on the first receiver;
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- a second support including:
- a second base having a second pedestal configured to be secured to the wall, an opposite second receiver configured to be positioned at the distance from the wall and support at least a portion of the towel bar, and a second internal cavity defined within the second base extending between the second pedestal and the second receiver;
- a second shaft slidably coupled to the second receiver and discrete from the towel bar;
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- a second bushing surrounding the second shaft and supported on the second receiver;
- wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft are configured to independently move between at least an extended position and a retracted position, wherein an end of each of the first shaft and the second shaft are disposed within the respective internal cavity when in both the extended position and the retracted position, and wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft are discrete relative to the towel bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.